“The Price Is Right

I am a game show junkie. Not only do I love to watch them, I’ve always had an affinity for playing them at home. For instance, when I owned my Super Nintendo (yeah, I’m that old) my favorite games were Family Feud and Wheel of Fortune. So when the opportunity to play The Price Is Right presented itself, I quickly jumped. And, I’m happy to report, it does not disappoint.

Many of the show’s elements are in the game. For instance, Barker’s Beauties make an appearance. However, there’s no Bob. Nor is there Drew Carey. The announcer did a fine job, but he’s no Johnny Olson (I told you I was old!) or even Rod Roddy.

The gameplay is incredibly simple. All the main features that viewers love are there: Contestants Row, the Big Wheel, the Showcase Showdown, even Plinko. There’s two options for playing: solo play and party play. The party play was very easy; it was just like the show.

However, I spent the majority of my time exploring the solo player options. There’s two modes for that, too: three strikes or classic. In the three strikes, a player gets a strike if he or she loses on Contestants Row or at the Showcase Showdown. After three strikes, the game is done. Meanwhile, play goes on just like on the show. It’s an interesting concept, and I found myself preferring this to classic mode, where a contestant gets six chances to get on stage.

Happy Veteran’s Day. “The Price Is Right” will offer its own salute to our nation’s troops Friday night with a prime-time special featuring an audience made up entirely of members of the Armed Services and their families. The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Band from San Diego will also perform.

Host Drew Carey said in a release that the special is “one of the best shows we’ve ever done. I couldn’t be more proud to be a part of it.”